Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-16
NEWS CONDENSED.
TeIegraphic Summary Of lmpor.
tant Happenings at Home
and Abroad.
THE EAST.

FIRE destroyed Korn's Hotel, Camden,
N. j., q two-and- H. half story frame struc-
ture, and three children were burned to
death. Charles, Frederick and Eddie
Bmrle, aged from about to 10 years, were
the names Of the victims, and the father
and mother were severely burned in at
tempting to rescue them from the flames.
The Chief Of the Bureau Of Statistics
reports that the total value of exports Of
bean and pork products during the four
months ended February %, 1887, as com.
pared with similar exports during the lcor-
responding period Of the preceding year,
were as follows: 1887, $7,10S,94S; 1886,
46.157 GA.
THE public funeral services over the re-
mains of Rsv. Henry Ward Beechcr took
plAos ON the 11th. Business in Brooklyn
and New York was wholly suspended and
memorial services were held in all the
churches of both cities. 1t is estimated
that over $4,000 people were in and around
Plymouth Church during the funeral hour.
The family of the deceased were not pres
ent, and the seats reserved for their use
were filled with flowers.
THE committee Of the Southern Passen-
ger Agents Convention has decided upon
the general national drill rate for all trav-
elers. Under the Inter- ate Commerce
law it is understood they cannot make dis
crimination in favor of persons, SO the
committee has decided to give the cheap
soldiers rate to citizen travellers also.
Three quarters of one cent per mile is the
rate fixed for parties of not less than twen-
ty-ive in one party, for short line distances
travelled, from all points to Washington and
return. This rate, which applied to citi-
zens and soldiers, is the lowest ever given
for similar purposes, about one-half that
given to the New Orleans Exposition.
SECOND CLASS tickets will be abolished
en- all trunk lines except those running west
from New York to Chicago and from Chi
cago to the Pacific coast.
THE burning Of large building ada
cent to the Third Avenue elevated railw ay
in New York, caused blockade of trains
extending for many blocks. Passengers
on one train undertook to walk over q mar
row plank along side the track to station
near by. While doing 30 the blockade
was relieved and the trains began to move.
The motion so shook the narrow pathway
that number Of people were thrown to
the pavement below. Seven were killed
by the fall, and several seriously wounded.
PRIVATE services over the body OF Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher were held on the
morning of the 10th-Thursday-at his
late residence. The remains were then es-
corted to Plymouth church by the Ply
mouth company, of the 18th regiment, and
laid in state until the public services OF
Friday. During Thursday night the
Beecher residence was brilliantly lighted
and everything around the house
was made as bright as possi-
BILE. The members of the family were
dressed in bright clothing as though going
to church on Sunday, and everything
around was made as light and cheerful as
possible in accordance with the often-ex-
pressed wish of Mr.. Beecher in case of his
death. In his sermons he had often said
"Strew flowers on my grave, but let no
heathenish practice prevail of draping in
black as token of sorrow, when man
has passed through death to eternal life. "